TEMPE,  ARIZ. – Despite a six-goal performance from graduate student Lois Garlow, Niagara (1-1), fell to Arizona State (2-0) Sunday morning in non-conference women's lacrosse action.
 
Garlow matched her career-high with six goals while Rachel Crane, Andra Savage, Lexi Braniecki and Jaclyn Crane scored once in the loss. Senior Riley Latray finished with four assists.
 
Three Sun Devils scored three or more goals in the win, led by four from Lydia Oldknow and three from Mina Scott and Shannon Urey.
 
How it Happened
The Sun Devils scored the opening marker with 14:20 on the clock and would take a 4-0 lead over Niagara by the 11:52 mark.
 
Arizona State's lead would grow to 6-0, forcing Niagara to make a change in net, replacing Jordan Roy with sophomore and 2023 MAAC All-Rookie team selection, Katie Ling.
 
With Arizona State up 9-0 on Niagara, the Purple and White would finally find the back of the net when Latray found Garlow for her third goal of the season with 58-seconds remaining in the opening stanza.
 
The Sun Devils would score four times in the second to take a 13-1 lead before Niagara scored its second of the game when Braniecki found a crossing Garlow for the graduate students second of the game and fourth of the season.
 
Garlow would get her third of the contest at the 1:01 mark of the first half when she picked up her initial free-position shot that was stopped by ASU keeper Katie Vahle and deposited the ball into the back of the net.
 
Braniecki and Andra Savage would score in a two-minute span to make it a nine-goal game, 14-5, in favor of the Sun Devils. ASU would add one more before the end of the quarter to take a 15-5 lead into the final 15-minutes of action.
 
Niagara's sixth tally of the contest came from R. Crane on a free-position attempt, making the score 15-6 with 11:55 to play.
 
Garlow would score three-straight goals, all of which were assisted by Latray, in the fourth quarter, cutting the deficit to seven, 16-9, with five and a half minutes to go.
 
The final Purple Eagle goal of the game came from J. Crane with just over a minute to go.  
 
Inside the Box Score
• The Purple and White finished the game with 27 shots, including 22 on goal.
• Niagara forced eight of ASU's 15 turnovers, with Garlow, R. Crane, and J. Crane finishing with two apiece.
• The Purple Eagles finished the game 10-for-14 on clear attempts.
• Garlow led Niagara with three ground balls as the team finished the contest with 11.
• Savage won a team-best six draws.
 
Niagara Notes
• Sunday's matchup between Niagara and Arizona State was the first all-time between the two programs.
• Garlow scored three or more goals for 19th time in her career and matched her career-high of six set against Manhattan on April 20, 2022.
• Latray recorded her 12th career game with multiple assists.
 
Up Next
Niagara will open the home portion of its schedule with the first of three games at Niagara against Colgate on Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. The non-conference matchup will air on ESPN+.